The future of communications may be 5G, where mobile networks push bandwidth-heavy video to phones and pull data from self-driving cars, but some firms see an alternative: farm irrigation equipment, donation boxes and oysters, connected by a technology called LoRa.

An exhibition on products and technology of telecommunication, IT and communication (Vietnam ICT Comm 2016) was officially opened in Hanoi on July 20.Vietnam ICT Comm 2016 takes place at ICE Hanoi on July 20 to 22. (Photo: VNA)

Ericsson and Apple settled a legal dispute over mobile-device patents, reaching a licensing agreement and paving the way for cooperation between the two technology-industry giants. Ericsson shares jumped. Bloomberg Intelligence's Matt Larson has more on "Bloomberg Markets."

VietNamNet Bridge - The trial of 4G services will be conducted in 2016 and services will be commercialized one year later, with charges expected to be equivalent to the current 3G rates, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.